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quityAlert.com. WIDCOMM Announces Demo and Distribution Agreement with =
Broadcom; Broadcom to Team its Blutonium Chip with WIDCOMM's Bluetooth Soft=
ware for Windows SAN DIEGO, Oct 29, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WIDCOMM(R) In=
c., a leader in short-range wireless communications and Bluetooth networkin=
g, today announced an agreement with Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq:BRCM), th=
e leading provider of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications=
. The agreement allows Broadcom(R) to demonstrate and distribute WIDCOMM's =
BTW Bluetooth Communications Software for Windows(R) with Broadcom's Bluton=
ium(TM) chipsets. Broadcom's Bluetooth customers will be able to evaluate=
WIDCOMM's BTW protocol stack and the Broadcom BCM2033 single-chip solution=
for Bluetooth wireless applications together. Broadcom will distribute an =
evaluation copy of WIDCOMM's BTW for customers interested in the combined s=
olution. Broadcom's BCM2033 single chip solution consists of a Bluetooth =
v1.1 qualified radio and baseband integrated together to provide a high per=
formance, low power single chip solution. WIDCOMM's BTW provides an upper l=
ayer protocol stack, an extensive array of Bluetooth profiles, an integrate=
d user interface, and localization support for multiple languages. Currentl=
y BTW supports the Windows(R) 98SE, Windows(R) Me and Windows(R) 2000 platf=
orms; soon it will also support Windows(R) XP. The combined offering is a t=
urnkey Bluetooth solution for PC OEMs and is fully compliant with v.1.1 of =
the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) standard. "We chose to distrib=
ute WIDCOMM's software because its BTW application works seamlessly with Br=
oadcom's Blutonium products to provide reliable, feature-rich Bluetooth app=
lications for the Windows environment," commented Scott Bibaud, Director of=
Marketing for Broadcom's Bluetooth products. "Now customers will be able t=
o evaluate both premier products at the same time and be assured of strict =
compliance with Bluetooth's interoperability standards." "WIDCOMM's BTW r=
unning on Broadcom's chipset gives Broadcom customers a complete solution t=
hat enables them to produce prototypes earlier and bring products to market=
faster," said Ron Wong, WIDCOMM's Director of Marketing. WIDCOMM's core =
Bluetooth protocol software is the world's first Bluetooth Qualification Bo=
dy (BQB)-certified product. Similarly, Broadcom's BCM2001, another product =
in the Blutonium family, was the world's first radio transceiver developed =
in a standard digital CMOS process to achieve BQB certification. About WI=
DCOMM WIDCOMM, Inc. ("Wireless Internet and Data/Voice Communications"), i=
s a leading provider of wireless connectivity solutions based on Bluetooth =
technology. WIDCOMM is the first company to take Bluetooth from a cable rep=
lacement technology to the next level -- networking -- and the first to bri=
ng certified Bluetooth software to the world. Developers can build their ow=
n Bluetooth applications and products with WIDCOMM's broad line of developm=
ent kits. The company's mission is to create core technologies that enable =
leading consumer electronics, networking, telecommunication and semiconduct=
or companies to bring complete, interoperable Bluetooth networking solution=
s to market quickly and easily. For more information, please visit www.WIDC=
OMM.com. Note to Editors: Broadcom(R) and Blutonium(TM) are trademarks of=
Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States and certai=
n other countries. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U=
.S.A. and licensed to WIDCOMM. Windows is a registered trademark of Microso=
ft Corporation. CONTACT: WIDCOMM Tamara Willia=
ms, 858/453-8400 Ext. 465 twilliams@widcomm.com =
or for WIDCOMM Judy Curtis, 41=
5/865-2204 judy@thebinghamgroup.com URL: htt=
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